Chapter 11 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
***** To Mrs. Clemens, in Hartford: PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO, Nov. 11. Livy darling, I am getting a trifle leg-weary. Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
Chapter 11 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO, Nov.”
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading “***** To Mrs. Clemens, in Hartford:”
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading “***** To Mrs. Clemens, in Hartford:”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO, Nov.”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO, Nov.”
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading “Livy darling, I am getting a trifle leg-weary.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Livy darling, I am getting a trifle leg-weary.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Livy darling, I am getting a trifle leg-weary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO, Nov.
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading ***** To Mrs. Clemens, in Hartford:
a special loved one
From this reading Livy darling, I am getting a trifle leg-weary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Livy darling, I am getting a trifle leg-weary.
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading ***** To Mrs. Clemens, in Hartford:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO, Nov.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Livy darling, I am getting a trifle leg-weary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ***** To Mrs. Clemens, in Hartford:
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Livy darling, I am getting a trifle leg-weary.
Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive) including the earliest history of the war with Hannibal (59 BC to AD 17)
From this reading Livy darling, I am getting a trifle leg-weary.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ***** To Mrs. Clemens, in Hartford:
the middle of the day
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO, Nov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO, Nov.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ***** To Mrs. Clemens, in Hartford:
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading Livy darling, I am getting a trifle leg-weary.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Dr. Jackson called and dragged me out of bed at noon, yesterday, and then went off.
Chapter 11 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) by Mark Twain holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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